Court Masterpiece
| Court Masterpiece | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Polish Precedent |
| Grandsire | Danzig |
| Dam | Easy Option |
| Damsire | Prince Sabo |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 12 May 2000 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Gainsborough Stud |
| Owner |
Maktoum Al Makroum Gainsborough Stud Princess Haya of Jordan Godolphin QBE Insurance Maxilead Limited |
| Trainer |
Ed Dunlop Ismail Mohammed Saeed bin Suroor John Quinn |
| Record | 40: 7-6-9 |
| Earnings | £741,945 |
| Major wins | |
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Thoroughbred Stakes (2003) International Stakes Handicap (2004) On The House Stakes (2005) Lennox Stakes (2005) Prix de la Foret (2005) Sussex Stakes (2006) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 127 (2006) | |
Court Masterpiece (foaled 12 May 2000) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed promise and conitency in his early career, winning a competitive maiden race as a juvenile, winning the Listed Thoroughbred Stakes as a three-year-old and taking a valuable handicap race at Ascot Racecourse in 2004. He emerged as a top-class performer over seven furlongs and one mile as a five-year-old when he won the Lennox Stakes in England and the Prix de la Foret in France. In 2006 he recorded his biggest victory when he won the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse, a track at which he had an exceptional record. Apart from his wins, he was placed in many important races including the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes and the Celebration Mile. He was retired to stud in 2008 but proved to be sub-fertile. After returning to racing with little success and was retired again at the end of 2009.
Court Masterpiece is a bay horse bred by Gainsborough Stud, the breeding operation of his owner Maktoum Al Makroum. He was sired by Polish Precedent, a lightly-raced horse who won the Prix Jacques le Marois and the Prix du Moulin in 1989 before sustaining his only defeat when finishing second to Zilzal in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. He later became a very successful breeding stallion, siring Pilsudski, Rakti, Darsi, Pure Grain (Irish Oaks, Yorkshire Oaks) and Polish Summer (Dubai Sheema Classic). Court Masterpiece's dam Easy Option was a high-class sprinter who won the Listed St Hugh's Stakes and finished fourth in two editions of the Prix de l'Abbaye. She was a half-sister to Wanton, the dam of the Irish 1000 Guineas winner Classic Park. As a broodmare Easy Option also produced the Prix de Saint-Georges winner Maybe Forever.
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